PESCARA, Italy (AP) — Livorno midfielder Piermario Morosini has been rushed to a hospital after collapsing during his team’s Serie B match at Pescara.
Morosini fell to the ground in the 31st minute of the match and received urgent medical attention on the pitch. A defibrillator was used on the 25-year-old player.
Morosini — on loan from Udinese — was taken to a hospital. Italian news agency ANSA reports Morosini suffered a heart attack in the ambulance.
The match has been called off and some players left the field in tears.